2010
DOI: 10.1080/17531050903556683
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Personal reflections on drafting laws to improve women's access to land: is there a magic wand?

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“…Though the Rwandan government has multiplied the efforts to strengthen women's land rights since the last decade by taking strategic actions, including the elaboration of land policies and laws (Daley et al, 2010;McAuslan, 2010), the findings show that women are still involved in land conflicts and still face challenges while claiming their rights. Gender relations that are strongly entrenched in social and cultural norms based on male supremacy influence these challenges.…”
Section: Concluding Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Though the Rwandan government has multiplied the efforts to strengthen women's land rights since the last decade by taking strategic actions, including the elaboration of land policies and laws (Daley et al, 2010;McAuslan, 2010), the findings show that women are still involved in land conflicts and still face challenges while claiming their rights. Gender relations that are strongly entrenched in social and cultural norms based on male supremacy influence these challenges.…”
Section: Concluding Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Scholars such as Bayisenge et al (), Bayisenge (), Daley et al (), and McAuslan () have commended Rwanda for the legal clarity, progressive policy, and government support for gender equality in land rights compared with other countries in the region. However, they have also reported some challenges that should be taken into consideration in order for the good laws to be implemented and not remain as rhetoric.…”
Section: Background To Women's Land Rights and Lrtp In Rwandamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are several studies that have analysed women's land rights within the new legal land framework in Rwanda prior to the completion of LRTP. Some of these studies are empirical, whereas others are theoretically discussing different standpoints and different stakeholders (Ayalew, Deininger, & Goldstein, ; Daley et al, ; Daley & Englert, ; McAuslan, ; Musahara & Huggins, ; Polavarapu, ; Rwanda Women's Network, ). Most published works after the completion of the programme are mainly reports by the United States Agency for International Development Land Project Rwanda like the ones conducted by Biraro et al (), Joney‐Casey, Dick, and Bizoza (), Radio ISHINGIRO (), and by some independent researchers and consultants such as Gillingham and Buckle ().…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…And third, to use the market: ‘women can escape both the restrictions of the customary and the antipathy of governments to reform’. Again, he indicates this might not be easy, by noting that in Kenya, women buying land with their own money are required to have it registered in their husbands’ names (also see McAuslan, ).…”
Section: Urban Planning and Gender Issuesmentioning
confidence: 99%